Information and support
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UK adopts ISAE 3000
This article highlights the UK adoption of International Assurance Standard ISAE 3000.
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Operational Separation
We highlight the FRC principles for operational separation of the audit practices of the Big Four firms.
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Coronavirus guidance for auditors
We highlight the guidance issued by the FRC on 16 March 2020, for auditors.
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FRC update
We highlight a number of recent announcements from the Financial Reporting Council.
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Cyber Survey 2019
Alan Simpson CA highlights some of the key findings from the latest cyber security breaches survey.
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Internal controls
ICAS summarises Brydon’s recommendation for introducing a UK version of Sarbox and his proposals on internal audit.
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Fraud protection and detection
ICAS summarises Brydon's proposal for a package of measures around fraud detection and prevention.
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APMs and KPIs
ICAS summarises Brydon’s proposals on Alternative Performance Measures and Key Performance Indicators.
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Purpose of audit redefined
Anne Adrain, ICAS Head of Sustainability and Assurance, summarises the recommendation for a redefinition of audit and its purpose.
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Brydon review published
Brydon publishes his report on the quality and effectiveness of audit.
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Revised UK Going Concern standard
Anne Adrain, ICAS Head of Sustainability and Assurance, summarises the main revisions to the UK Going Concern standard.
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ESEF tagging of accounts
Big changes come into effect for listed entities with effect from 1 January 2020 with a new EU requirement for accounts to be published in electronic format.
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FRC inspection reports 2018/19
The FRC has issued its 2018/19 inspection reports on the quality of FTSE 350 audits.
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ICAS responds to Brydon Review
Learn about the ICAS response to the Brydon review on the quality and effectiveness of audit.
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Root cause analysis and audit quality
Root cause analysis (RCA) originated in the engineering industry but is increasingly being used by audit firms to improve audit quality.
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Brydon call for views on audit
Sir Brydon has issued a Call for Views and information on the quality and effectiveness of statutory audit in the UK.
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BEIS Committee report
"The Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS) Committee has issued its report and recommendations for the reform of the UK audit market."
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Technical helpdesk - FAQs
ICAS has a range of online resources and FAQs to help solve your problems.
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ICAS technical helpdesk
Do you have a question about accounting and auditing; ethics; anti-money laundering; practice support; insolvency; ICAS regulation or tax?
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Crypto, blockchain and bitcoin
Alan Simpson CA summarises some of key characteristics of these concepts.